Does Dhoni realize that he hasn't played to potential? Does he know that he hasn't played a single innings of real consequence after his match saving 76 at Lords in 2007? Is this acceptable from someone we label India's best ever skipper of all time?

South Africa captain Graeme Smith said that the series-clinching win over India in the second and final Test was a fitting tribute to "irreplaceable" team-mate Jacques Kallis who bid farewell to Test cricket.